#	Country, Other	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths
	World	7,189,858	+107,260	408,240
1	USA	2,026,493	+19,044	113,055
2	Brazil	710,887	+18,925	37,312
3	Russia	476,658	+8,985	5,971
4	Spain	288,797	+167	27,136
5	UK	287,399	+1,205	40,597
6	India	265,928	+8,442	7,473
7	Italy	235,278	+280	33,964
8	Peru	199,696	+3,181	5,571
9	Germany	186,205	+336	8,783
10	Iran	173,832	+2,043	8,351
11	Turkey	171,121	+989	4,711
12	France	154,188	+211	29,209
13	Chile	138,846	+4,696	2,264
14	Mexico	117,103	+3,484	13,699
15	Saudi Arabia	105,283	+3,369	746
16	Pakistan	103,671	+4,728	2,067
17	Canada	96,244	+545	7,835
18	China	83,040	+4	4,634
19	Qatar	70,158	+1,368	57
20	Bangladesh	68,504	+2,735	930
21	Belgium	59,348	+122	9,606
22	South Africa	50,879	+2,594	1,080
23	Belarus	49,453	+823	276
24	Netherlands	47,739	+165	6,016
25	Sweden	45,133	+68	4,694
26	Ecuador	43,378	+258	3,642
27	Colombia	40,719	+1,483	1,308
28	UAE	39,376	+568	281
29	Singapore	38,296	+386	25
30	Egypt	35,444	+1,365	1,271
31	Portugal	34,885	+192	1,485
32	Kuwait	32,510	+662	269
33	Indonesia	32,033	+847	1,883
34	Switzerland	30,972	+7	1,923
35	Ukraine	27,462	+463	797
36	Poland	27,160	+599	1,166
37	Ireland	25,207	+6	1,683
38	Argentina	23,620	+826	693
39	Philippines	22,474	+579	1,011
40	Afghanistan	20,917	+575	369
41	Romania	20,604	+125	1,339
42	Dominican Republic	20,126	+526	539
43	Israel	18,032	+169	298
44	Oman	17,486	+604	81
45	Japan	17,174	+33	916
46	Austria	16,968	+66	672
47	Panama	16,854	+429	398
48	Bahrain	15,417	+654	27
49	Bolivia	13,643	+285	465
50	Iraq	13,481	+1,115	370
51	Armenia	13,325	+195	211
52	Kazakhstan	12,859	+165	56
53	Nigeria	12,801	+315	361
54	Denmark	11,962	+14	593
55	Serbia	11,896	+73	250
56	S. Korea	11,814	+38	273
57	Algeria	10,265	+111	715
58	Ghana	9,910	+272	48
59	Moldova	9,807	+107	353
60	Czechia	9,697	+69	328

 

Source： https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

 

 

The W.H.O. says asymptomatic transmission is rare, confounding experts.

 

For months, scientists have warned that asymptomatic people infected with the virus are still capable of spreading Covid-19. It has been seen as one of the insidious characteristics of the contagion and a factor in its ability to have infected now more than 7 million people globally.

But on Monday, a scientist for the World Health Organization said that asymptomatic transmission was not a significant factor in the spread of the virus, a statement with far-reaching implications. It has created some confusion among experts seeking more information from the W.H.O.

“That fundamentally changes our understanding of how this virus is spread and what we should do as a response,” said Dr. Ashish Jha, the director of Harvard’s Global Health Institute. “This is not a minor, technical clarification. The implications of what is being said are very, very substantial, and it requires a lot more context and explanation than W.H.O. is providing right now.”

On Monday, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the W.H.O.’s technical lead for Covid-19, said, “It still appears to be rare that an asymptomatic individual actually transmits onward.”

Instead, Dr. Van Kerkhove said governments should focus more attention on controlling the spread among people with symptoms.

“We have a number of reports from countries who are doing very detailed contact tracing,” she said. “They are following asymptomatic cases, they are following contacts, and they are not finding secondary transmission onward. It’s very rare. Much of that is not published in the literature.”

Later on Monday she cited a W.H.O. report published June 5, which said that based on evidence from contact tracing, “asymptomatically infected individuals are much less likely to transmit the virus than those who develop symptoms.”

Dr. Jha said that a finding of that magnitude, if true, should not have been casually revealed in the middle of an hourlong news conference. It deserves an entire briefing on its own.

“Asymptomatic spread is what makes controlling this disease so incredibly hard,” Dr. Jha said. If that’s not the case, he added, “then that changes the ballgame. It’s too big a finding to be shared in passing.”

According to Dr. Avantika Singh, a researcher at Boston Children’s Hospital and co-author of a study on asymptomatic transmission, an infected person is most likely to spread the virus in the few days before the onset of symptoms. She said she was “highly curious” to hear more from the W.H.O., and to see the evidence behind Dr. Kerkhove’s statements, which seem to contradict the commonly held belief.

“We are not commenting specifically on the W.H.O.’s findings because we haven’t seen them,” said Dr. Hanalise V. Huff, the other author of the study. “But given the evidence, it’s pretty convincing that asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic spread exists.

 

 

Cathay Pacific, battered by the virus, receives a nearly $4 billion government bailout.

 

Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon, a sister airline formerly known as Dragonair, are based in Hong Kong.Credit...Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times

The Hong Kong government is bailing out Cathay Pacific Airways, its beleaguered flag carrier, by injecting nearly $4 billion and taking a direct stake in its operations.

Like airlines around the world, Cathay Pacific was shaken to its core as its passenger traffic shrank to near zero amid the coronavirus pandemic. The airline said last month that its year-to-date losses totaled $580 million. So far this year, it has asked its employees to take unpaid leave, announced cuts to executive pay and grounded half of its fleet.

Cathay has also been hit by a year of anti-China protests, in which citizens have expressed fear over China’s encroaching grip over the semiautonomous territory, and the airline’s shares lost 20 percent of their value.

In a filing to Hong Kong’s stock exchange on Tuesday, Cathay said the Hong Kong government would inject nearly $4 billion into it through loans and other means. As part of the terms of the bailout, the government will take an undisclosed stake in the carrier, a move that gives it a direct say in its operations through two “observer” boardroom seats.

Cathay’s announcement came on the same day that hundreds of protesters gathered in Hong Kong shopping malls to commemorate the one-year anniversary of a protest march that became the start of the city’s biggest political crisis in decades.

Ahead of the announcement, rumors had swirled around a possible takeover by Air China, a Chinese state-owned enterprise. That stoked fears about China’s encroachment not only in the city’s politics but its finance sector.

Even before the contagion spread, Cathay Pacific’s fate looked increasingly uncertain.

Last year, it fell under withering criticism from China’s state-run propaganda machine after several of its employees participated in protests or spoke out in support of them on social media. The airline shuffled its leadership in an effort to deflect the fray, but Chinese customers avoided Cathay anyway, sending its traffic plummeting.

More broadly, the protests drove Chinese tourists to avoid Hong Kong, hitting travel-related businesses hard. Police officers and protesters even clashed last summer in Hong Kong’s slick airport, where Cathay is headquartered.

 

 

California allows movie theaters to reopen on Friday, under certain conditions.

 

 

California theaters are especially important to the film business. Los Angeles and its suburbs make up the nation’s No. 1 moviegoing market by ticket sales.Credit...Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

Movie theaters in California could reopen as soon as Friday if they limit auditorium capacity to 25 percent, according to guidelines released on Monday by the California Department of Public Health. County public health officials must still give their approval.

Many states have allowed theaters to reopen. But California theaters are especially important to the film business. Los Angeles and its suburbs make up the nation’s No. 1 moviegoing market by ticket sales. (The New York area, where no reopening date has been announced, is second.) The Bay Area is also a major market. To justify a national release — Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” for instance, is scheduled for July 17 — studios need theaters in most top markets to be operating.

In clearing the way for theaters to relight their marquees, California health officials asked for face masks to be worn for all patrons, except when eating or drinking, and for groups to be seated at least six feet apart in a “checkerboard” style. They also suggested that theaters provide ticket holders with designated arrival times so that they could enter “in staggered groups.”

 

 

Air travel in the U.S. is picking up, fueled by vacationers.

 

The Fontainebleau Miami Beach, a resort that had closed because of the pandemic, is seeing brisk business since reopening on June 1.Credit...Josh Ritchie for The New York Times

The largest U.S. airlines are preparing for a limited rebound next month as more Americans book vacations in places like Florida and national parks in the West.

After cratering in April as a result of the pandemic, the number of travelers and airline and airport employees filtering through the Transportation Security Administration’s airport checkpoints has steadily climbed in recent weeks. The low point arrived on April 14, when the agency screened fewer than 90,000 people, just 4 percent of those screened on the same date last year. On Sunday, the agency screened more than 440,000 people, about 17 percent of last year’s number and the best day since March.

Investors appear to have noticed those numbers, and airline stock prices have surged. American Airlines is up nearly 90 percent since Monday morning last week, United Airlines is more than 70 percent higher, and Delta Air Lines is up more than 45 percent.

Still, the airline industry’s reckoning is far from over.

Industry executives and analysts generally agree that it is likely to be several years before airlines fly as many people as they did before the pandemic. Airlines are still losing tens of millions of dollars every day. That number is shrinking, but the losses are expected to continue through the end of the year.

Generally, a flight needs to be about three-fourths full for an airline to turn a profit; most are far from it because airlines can’t or won’t fill up planes.

Despite the relatively small numbers of travelers, some are concerned the people moving around the country more, whether, via airplane or other modes of transportation, will help drive infection rates higher.

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington released new, higher figures on Monday, estimating that 145,728 people in the country could die from coronavirus by August. That number is an increase of about 5,000 from its projection earlier in June and of about 10,000 from a projection made at the end of May.

Ali Mokdad, a professor of global health at the institute, said the reason for the higher numbers is because of increased mobility.

“We have been showing from our data that Americans are more likely to be mobile right now,” he said.

The increased mobility comes as a result of restrictions being loosened, Dr. Mokdad said, noting that it’s still a “little bit early to tell what will happen due to the protests.”

Instead, he pointed to states reopening and the anticipation around that, as well as Memorial Day.

“We have seen a spike in mobility around Memorial Day,” he said.

 

 

In Poland, coal mines close after an outbreak.

 

At a coal mine in Katowice, Poland, in 2018.Credit...Kacper Pempel/Reuters

The Polish Health Ministry reported 1,151 new coronavirus cases over the weekend, a record for the country. More than half of those came from the Silesia region in southwest Poland, an area famous for its coal mines. The Zofiowka mine accounted for the largest source of outbreak over the past two days. Nearly 1,150 workers at the Zofiowka mine have been infected, out of a crew of 3,470, the mine said. The minister of state assets, Jacek Sasin, said at a news conference on Monday that 12 of 20 Silesian coal mines will close for three weeks.

The health minister, Lukasz Szumowski, a cardiologist and medical university professor, attributed the sudden rise of infections to the increased number of tests performed. He added that most people are displaying mild symptoms and that the majority of hospital beds and ventilators made ready for the epidemic remain unused.

Zbigniew Gaciong, a professor at the Medical University of Warsaw, said in a television interview that the rise in cases was not a concern because the number of deaths has remained stable. There have been about 26,000 cases of the virus in Poland, and at least 1,161 deaths.

On June 28, Poles will choose a new president, after the election was postponed from the beginning of May in the midst of the pandemic.

 

 

Travelers to Britain must now quarantine for two weeks upon arrival.

 

At Heathrow Airport near London in March.Credit...Andrew Testa for The New York Times

A 14-day quarantine period for all travelers arriving in Britain came into force on Monday, to the anger of the country’s travel industry and amid doubts over the practicality of the new rules.

Under the system, those entering Britain by air, ferry or train will have to provide an address at which they will isolate for 14 days, with a fine of up to 1,000 pounds, or about $1,200, for violations.

During the early stages of the pandemic the British government rejected the idea of quarantine, but the home secretary, Priti Patel, argued that the rules are now needed to stop the risk of importing a second wave of infections.

However, the restrictions begin at a time when some other European nations are starting to relax theirs. And quarantine will apply to those arriving from countries with much lower infection rates — including people from New Zealand, which has declared itself virus-free.

Several groups of travelers are exempt, including truck drivers, medical workers, fruit pickers and anyone arriving from Ireland. But some critics doubt that the government has the resources to enforce the restrictions.

“I think people in the U.K. know that the quarantine is useless, it is a political stunt,” Michael O’Leary, the chief executive of Ryanair told Sky News. Ryanair is one of three airlines that have sent a letter to the government disputing the legality of the plans.

“These measures are disproportionate and unfair on British citizens as well as international visitors arriving in the U.K.,” British Airways, easyJet, and Ryanair said in a statement.

Ministers are also under political pressure and the government says it is holding negotiations over the creation of “travel corridors” that might allow Britons to travel to and from continental Europe without the need for quarantine.

 

Source：https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/08/world/coronavirus-live-updates.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-coronavirus-national&variant=show®ion=TOP_BANNER&context=storylines_menu

 

 

India's coronavirus cases continue to climb

From CNN's Vedika Sud in New Delhi

 

 

An Indian shopkeeper sells votive threads, coconuts and flower garlands on June 8, in Delhi, India. Yawar Nazir/Getty Images

India reported 9,987 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

That's the biggest single-day jump in reported infections in the country and comes as India entered the "Unlock 1" reopening phase on Monday.

The easing of restrictions allows most economic activities to resume. But Mumbai -- Maharashtra state's capital and the worst-hit city nationwide -- still has major restrictions in place, effective for schools, train services, cinemas, shopping malls, places of worship and more spaces.

In total, India has recorded at least 266,598 Covid-19 infections and 7,466 deaths, according to the health ministry.

The number of active cases in the country stands at 129,917 and 129,215 have been treated or discharged.

 

 

Latin America's Covid-19 case numbers are rising faster than anywhere in the world

From journalist Stefano Pozzebon in Bogota, CNN's Omar Fajardo, Shasta Darlington and journalist Rodrigo Pedroso in Sao Paulo and CNN's Ben Tinker in Atlanta

 

 

 

Workers of "Los Olivos" funeral home collect the remains of a victim of Covid-19 from a hospital in Mexico City, on June 1. Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty Images

Coronavirus-related cases and deaths across Latin America are rising faster than anywhere in the world. 

Mexico: The country reported 2,999 coronavirus cases Monday, bringing its total to 120,102, according to the health ministry. The death toll rose to 14,053, up 354 from Sunday's total.

Peru: The health ministry recorded 3,181 new cases Monday, bringing the country's total to 199,696. Peru also recorded 106 new fatalities, bringing the death toll to 5,571.

Brazil: The health ministry reported 15,654 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, bringing the country's total to 707,412. Brazil also confirmed 679 new Covid-19 deaths Monday, bringing the country's total deaths to 37,134. Brazil has recorded the second highest number of cases worldwide, behind the United States.

Biggest spike in worldwide cases: Sunday marked the most Covid-19 cases reported to the World Health Organization in a single day so far during the coronavirus pandemic, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a media briefing in Geneva on Monday. 

"Yesterday, more than 136,000 cases were reported -- the most in a single day so far," Tedros said. "Almost 75% of yesterday’s cases come from 10 countries, mostly in the Americas and South Asia."

 

 

Catch up: Here are the latest coronavirus updates from around the globe

 

If you're just joining us, here are the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic from around the globe.

• US cases rise: Almost half of US states are seeing higher rates of new coronavirus cases as restrictions are eased and more Americans go out to socialize or protest. But the situation would have been much worse had states not shut down, a new study says.

• Canada relaxes entry restrictions: Border measures will ease on immediate family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents, including some who have been trying to enter from the US. Despite the change, a 14-day mandatory quarantine for anyone entering the country remains in place. 

• Covid-19 and the economy: The World Bank predicts global economic growth this year will shrink the most since World War II due to the pandemic. Economists at the World Bank say Covid-19 has triggered the deepest recession in decades. They expect the world's economy in 2020 to shrink 5.2% -- nearly three times as steep as the 2009 global recession.

• Highest daily number of cases: Sunday marked the most Covid-19 cases reported to the World Health Organization in a single day during the pandemic, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. "Yesterday, more than 136,000 cases were reported -- the most in a single day so far," Tedros said. "Almost 75% of yesterday’s cases come from 10 countries, mostly in the Americas and South Asia."

• In Guatemala: At least 18 people who work in the country's Presidential House have tested positive for coronavirus, according to President Alejandro Giammattei. He said both he and Vice-President Guillermo Castillo have tested negative for the virus.

 

Source：https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-06-09-20-intl/index.html

 

 

Summary

Here’s a summary of the day’s key events so far.

• Global infections have risen to 7,119,454, with deaths at 406,540, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The US still has the most infections (1,961,185) and deaths (111,007). The UK has the second highest death toll globally (40,680).

• University of Washington researchers have estimated that 145,728 people could die of Covid-19 in the US by August. Infectious disease experts have said that large street protests held in major cities after George Floyd’s death could spark a new outbreak.

• Brazil continues its steep trajectory of Covid-19 cases, passing 700,000 infections on Monday (second only to the US), with 37,134 deaths. It passed 500,000 cases on 1 June.

• The World Health Organization has warned against complacency, saying the coronavirus pandemic situation is worsening around the globe. The WHO said it had recorded its highest daily tally of new infections on Sunday (136,000), with Covid-19 raging in the Americas. “Although the situation in Europe is improving, globally it is worsening,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

• Russia will lift a range of lockdown measures on Tuesday, including the lockdown in Moscow, the city’s mayor has announced. The capital’s restriction on movement end on Tuesday, allowing residents to travel freely for the first time since March. Some measures have gradually eased, with some shops opening.

• New Zealanders have enjoyed their first day of level-1 restrictions,
  where all coronavirus measures have been lifted, except at its international borders.

• A report by the charity CARE international found a “global absence” of women in leadership roles in the response to coronavirus. A survey of 30 countries and found on average that women made up only 24% of national response committees.

• Mexico has reported 354 new deaths and 2,999 new infections from Covid-19.

Source：https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/jun/09/coronavirus-live-news-brazil-passes-700000-infections-as-who-warns-pandemic-is-worsening?page=with:block-5edf25538f08bd75dbb64af0#liveblog-navigation